He began one of his works with a declaration that "The first thing I ever saw was a trough" in a chapter titled "Fire in the City". André Malraux received much opposition following his commissioning of this artist to paint a certain ceiling. A bearded figure with a large white cloak over him is seated on the ground as he grasps a red rug in one of his works, while a frowning woman holds a small red figure as she stands over a nude woman on a bed with a red canopy in another. This painter of (*) Solitude and Birth used a play on words in using the term "HaNotzri" on a crossbar in one of his works which includes a soldier beneath which are obje
He began one of his works with a declaration that "The first thing I ever saw was a trough" in a chapter titled "Fire in the City". André Malraux received much opposition following his commissioning of this artist to paint a certain ceiling. A bearded figure with a large white cloak over him is seated on the ground as he grasps a red rug in one of his works, while a frowning woman holds a small red figure as she stands over a nude woman on a bed with a red canopy in another. This painter of (*) Solitude and Birth used a play on words in using the term "HaNotzri" on a crossbar in one of his works which includes a soldier beneath which are objects from a pillaged synagogue. For 10 points, identify this author of the autobiographical My Life and painter of the ceiling of the Paris Opera House and White Crucifixion.
He began one of his works with a declaration that "The first thing I ever saw was a trough" in a chapter titled "Fire in the City".
Marc {Chagall} [accept {Movsha Shagal}]